Assassins
Book by John Weidman
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Nancy Ridgeway
Produced by Annamarie Hughes
Produced by Nancy Vanderzwan
Music Direction by Joe Nappi
SHOW DATES
July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8:00PM
July 14, 20, 21 and 27 at 2:00 PM
AUDITIONS
Saturday April 20, 11am-5pm
Sunday April 21, 6pm-9pm
Location:
Buckingham Township Building
4613 Hughesian Dr
Buckingham, PA 18912
CALLBACKS (by invitation only):
Monday, April 22, 7pm
Location:
Buckingham Township Building
4613 Hughesian Dr
Buckingham, PA 18912
Assassins will be performed at Town and Country Players Theater, 4158 York Road, Buckingham, PA 18912.
Rehearsals will begin May 5th and are expected to be 3 to 4 times per week, tentatively Sun/Tues/Wed/Thurs. A tentative Rehearsal Schedule will be given out at the auditions and is subject to availability depending on casting.
Conflicts need to be disclosed at the auditions.
Vocal Auditions:
Please prepare a (1) minute song from a Sondheim show but not Assassins. Please bring sheet music as an accompanist will be present. No a cappella or tape recordings may be used.
Audition Process:
Anyone auditioning should be familiar with the music and content of the show, specifically the music for the role that you are auditioning for. As part of the audition process, you will also be asked to perform a short selection(s) from the song list from the show that will be selected by the director and music director at the time of the audition
Walk-ins are welcome however, a scheduled audition is appreciated.
Email the director, Nancy Ridgeway,
ridgeway.nar@gmail.com
to schedule your audition or with any questions. Please include your theatrical resume and headshot and identify the role you are auditioning for.
All roles in Assassins are unpaid.
This is a non-Equity Production
Town and Country Players Theatre is committed to our mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We want to cast shows that reflect our common humanity and create safe, welcoming environments. All roles are open to performers of any race, gender, or identity.
SYNOPSIS
Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical revusical that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.
Character Breakdown:
John Wilkes Booth
(1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. Foreman and inspirational celebrity to the other assassins.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: G4 to F2
Charles Guiteau
(1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range: Ab4 – A2
Leon Czologosz
(1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. A young poverty-worn radical.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range: G4 - G#2
Giuseppe Zangara
(1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1933. An angry, heavily-accented immigrant.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 30 to 35
Vocal range: A4 -B2
Samuel Byck
(1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 40 to 45
Vocal range: G4- D3
Lynette squeaky Fromme
(1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA on September 5, 1975. A pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson.
Gender: Female-Identifying
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range: G5 -A3
Sara Jane Moore
(1930- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. A frazzled housewife with little sense.
Gender: Female-Identifying
Age: 40 to 45
Vocal range: Eb5 – F3
John Hinckley
(1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981. A love-obsessed and depressed college student.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range: G4 – A2
Lee Harvey Oswald
(1939-1963) Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. A suicidal, dejected shipping clerk.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range: C4 – G3
Balladeer
A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range: G4 – C3
Emma Goldman
(1869-1940) Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist. Terse and stubborn. An inspiration to Czolgosz. Gender: Female-Identifying Age: 30 to 40
The Proprietor
A mysterious man who runs the shooting gallery at a carnival.
Gender: Male-Identifying
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range: F4 – Gb2
David Herold
(1842-1865) One of John Wilkes Booth's confederates. Aided Booth in his attempted escape.
Gender: Male-Identifying Age: 20 to 25
Billy (TBD)
Sara Jane Moore's whiny son. Gender: Male-Identifying
Ensemble
Bystanders; Tourists; Reporters; Photographers
Videos
